Eastbourne Foodbank

24/10/2026

💚💚A brilliant day at the Beachy Head Marathon event💚💚

Well done to all our Team Foodbank runners 👏👏 You're amazing! 🙌

🙏🙏Please support our runners my making a donation here if you can: https://eastbournefoodbank.enthuse.com/cf/beachyhead2026

22/10/2026

💚This week, we have been introducing our Team Foodbank runners, who will be put through their paces on the South Downs in the Beachy Head Marathon event💚

Each of our amazing runners will be sharing their story with you in the run up to the big day this Saturday and we would love you to show your support by clicking the link to make a donation: https://eastbournefoodbank.enthuse.com/cf/beachyhead2026

Today, we hear from the amazing Lisa, who will be taking on the Ultra Marathon on Saturday.

"Because apparently running the standard Beachy Head Marathon twice hasn't been enough punishment!
"The first and second time was amazing, especially with all the beautiful views but instead of doing the sensible thing and stopping there, my brain made the logical leap: "Hey, you know what would make those brutal endless chalk climbs even better? Adding another 10km to them!"
"So, here I am about to tackle the Beachy Head Ultramarathon...All 52.6km of it.
"All so I can raise awareness and possibly some money for the marvellous Eastbourne Foodbank."

🙌👏Well done Lisa! You are an absolute superstar and we are delighted you are running for foodbank!🙌👏

21/10/2026

💚This week, we will be introducing our Team Foodbank runners, who will be put through their paces on the South Downs in the Beachy Head Marathon event💚

Each of our amazing runners will be sharing their story with you in the run up to the big day this Saturday and we would love you to show your support by clicking the link to make a donation: https://eastbournefoodbank.enthuse.com/cf/beachyhead2026

Today, we hear from our amazing foodbank volunteer Colin, who will be running on Saturday.

"Hi, I'm Colin and I'm a volunteer van driver at Eastbourne Foodbank. I ran my first Half Marathon at Hastings in 2011, since then I've completed many more half marathons (including two and night, four marathons (mostly Beach Head), and one 50km Ultra Marathon. This year, I'm reverting to the 10k with my Foodbank colleagues to help raise much-needed funds and am looking forward to the company, the scenery and the weather (whatever it may be...)"

👏🙌Go Colin! Thank you for supporting foodbank and we can't wait to see you at the finish line🙌👏

21/10/2026

📣📣This week is Advice Week and the perfect time to celebrate the life-changing advice work taking place in our foodbank. Our in-house advisors offer debt and benefits advice to support people out of needing to use the foodbank💚

We are proud of the advice work we provide for people in financial crisis and were delighted to receive this feedback from our client Katie, who had lost her job and home after becoming ill.

Katie said: "I walked in feeling lonely, isolated and like I was a let-down.
"I really did feel incredibly low but they gave me my humanity back. Their kindness, compassion and non-judgemental approach literally saved my life. My confidence was so low, but after working with the foodbank my hope and sense of self-worth returned.
"The foodbank benefits advisors worked with me and helped me fill in the forms for PIP. I could never have done it by myself so I was so grateful to them for supporting me through the process. I am now back in a ground floor flat which works for me with my mobility issues. I feel at home, I feel brighter and am looking forward to getting back to work soon."

AdviceUK

20/10/2026

💚This week, we will be introducing our Team Foodbank runners, who will be put through their paces on the South Downs in the Beachy Head Marathon event💚

Each of our amazing runners will be sharing their story with you in the run up to the big day this Saturday and we would love you to show your support by clicking the link to make a donation: https://eastbournefoodbank.enthuse.com/cf/beachyhead2026

Today, we are hearing from Mark, who will be running on Saturday.

"Hi, I'm Mark and I have been volunteer at Foodbank for a few years now, mainly assisting on the vans.
"I have been a runner from my early twenties. So the obvious decision was to combine the two and undertake the Beachy Head 10k. There is a team running over the weekend. So if you can, please support our efforts!"

👏🙌Thank you Mark! Good luck for Saturday and we'll see you at the finish line👏🙌

19/10/2026

💚This week, we will be introducing our Team Foodbank runners, who will be put through their paces on the South Downs in the Beachy Head Marathon event💚

Each of our amazing runners will be sharing their story with you in the run up to the big day this Saturday and we would love you to show your support by clicking the link to make a donation: https://eastbournefoodbank.enthuse.com/cf/beachyhead2026

Today, we hear from the brilliant David, who will be running on Saturday.

"Hi, I'm David, the proud vicar of St Elisabeth's Church. We're incredibly proud of our partnership with Eastbourne Foodbank and the wonderful work they do to support people in our local neighbourhood. It's a real joy to be able to help others, offer a listening ear, and most importantly, make sure everyone feel valued and cared for.
"I'd love to raise as much money as possible through this 10km to support their vital work and help make a real difference to people's lives.
"As for running, I've done a little bit before and always enjoy getting out in the sunshine - it's good for the body, the mind and the soul! So, I'm looking forward to taking on this challenge for such a worthwhile cause."

👏🙌Thank you for supporting foodbank David! Good luck on Saturday and we can't wait to see you at the finish line🙌

19/10/2026

📣Did you know we have our own in-house advice team to support people out of needing to use the foodbank?

This life-changing work is vital as we work to end the need for a foodbank in our town.

💚💚Today marks the start of Advice Week and we are delighted our debt advisor Pippa features in Advice UK's Advice Saves campaign💚💚

We'll be sharing more stories and more information about our advice work here at the foodbank throughout the week.

AdviceUK

18/10/2026

💚This week, we will be introducing our Team Foodbank runners, who will be put through their paces on the South Downs in the Beachy Head Marathon event💚

Each of our amazing runners will be sharing their story with you in the run up to the big day this Saturday and we would love you to show your support by clicking the link to make a donation: https://eastbournefoodbank.enthuse.com/cf/beachyhead2026

First up is the wonderful Lara, who will be running on Saturday.

"Hi, I'm Lara and I'm really pleased to be running the 10km for the amazing Eastbourne Foodbank - a charity that is really close to my heart.
"Looking forward to taking part on the day - please sponsor us if you are able."

👏👏Good luck Lara, thank you for supporting foodbank and we can't wait to see you at the finish line🙌🙌

14/10/2026

Hello from Eastbourne DigiFest 👋

We are delighted to be here all day playing our Make a Meal Meaningful game. Can you guess how much your basket of breakfast, lunch and dinner costs? How close can you get?!

💚💚Come and see us if you're down at DigiFest today💚💚

08/10/2026

📣📣 Just two weeks to go until the Beachy Head Marathon events and Team Foodbank will be taking part again 💚💚

We’re incredibly grateful to each and every one of them for choosing Eastbourne Foodbank as their charity and for taking on this challenge to support local people in our community.

Thank you to our fantastic runners for getting behind Eastbourne Foodbank - we’ll be cheering you on every step of the way!

Please sponsor them if you can!

On 24th/25th October 2026, after months of training, our team will be straining every muscle and pushing themselves to the limit to raise funds for Eastbourne Foodbank! Last year we supported 12,536 a